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What should a child notice in Nehemiah 7?
Nehemiah 7 opens with these words: “Now when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,” The line to keep is Nehemiah 7:2: “I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.” Carry the word “brother” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Nehemiah 7:2: “I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.” What happens first in Nehemiah 7?
Nehemiah 7:2
“I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.”
Nehemiah 7:3
“I said to them, “Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house.””
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Practice Nehemiah 7:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IputmybrotherHanani,andHananiahtheofthefortress,inofforhewasafaithfulman,andfearedGodabovemany.